Not that it will be any consolation to the team or the fans at the moment, but Luka Madrid has gone onto social media not long after tonight’s game to praise the Celtic support.

We freely admit that we’d rather be getting points on the board than plaudits from the opposition, but it’s always great to see some of the top players in the world who have been and done just about everything make comment about the Celtic support.

Celtic made their long-awaited return to the Champions League on Tuesday evening as they hosted European champions Real Madrid in group F. 

An entertaining pre match light show, swashbuckling rendition of You’ll Never Walk Alone and the drowning out of the Champions League anthem completed an electric pre-match atmosphere inside Celtic Park although in the game itself, it wasn’t to be for Ange Postecoglou’s men.

Luka was at his best in the second half and helped put Celtic to the sword. Real Madrid’s quality told in the end despite the Scottish Champions going toe to toe with them for over 50 minutes.

So much is said about the Celtic fans and the atmosphere they can generate on nights like Tuesday. It’s something that outsiders are always blown away by. We have saw many journalists make their first trip to the ground this week and take the at